The Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-21 defines Facilities and Administrative Costs as "those incurred for common or joint objectives and therefore not identified readily and specifically with a particular sponsored project or instructional activity." Include F & A in your proposals.

Every Principal Investigator (PI) at the University of Miami is required to complete, route and obtain institutional approval before submitting a proposal to an agency. Please use the PCRF-L or PCRF-S to obtain this approval. Please use the Decision Matrix to determine which form to use or visit the forms page for additional details.